Draft-rigging mechanism for cars.



PATENTED FEB. 13, 1906.

B. S. BROWN. DRAFT RIGGING- MECHANISM FORy GARS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV .141905.

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B. S. BRUWN. DRAFT RIGGING MECHANISM FOR GARS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 14.1905.

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UNTTED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

BENJAMIN S. BROWN, OF ALTOONA PENNSYLVANIA. DRAFT-"RlGGlNG NIECHANlSlVl FOR GARS- No. 812,721. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb. 13, 1906. i Application filed November 14, 1905. Serial No. 287,305.

T @ZZ whom it mw?! OOWGWW/f frame-stringers 1, extending the full length Be it known that l, BENJAMIN S. BROWN, of the car-body base and also having the en a citizen of the United States, residing at Alplatform extensions 1a, supporting and carrytoona, in the county of Blair and State of ing at their outer extremities the usual outer 6o Pennsylvania, have invented certain new end platform-sill 2, which is arranged beyond and useful lmprovements in Draft-Rigging yand in substantially parallelism to the main Mechanism for Cars, of which the following car-body end sill 3. The longitudinallyis a specification. arranged frame-stringers 1 have associate This invention relates to car-body details, therewith steel reinforce-girders 4, arranged 65 io and has particularly in view certain new and beneath and in parallelism thereto and expractical improvements in the draft-rigging tending the full length of the said stringers mechanism which possess special utility in and their platform extensions, as plainly inconnection with the modern type of steel-redicated in Fig. 2 of the drawings. ln this inforced car-body bases employed in the conform of construction the steel reinforce-gird- 7o i5 struction of Fullman and vestibuled passeners preferably consist .of I-bearns of standger coaches. ard or suitable dimensions, which beams are To this end the invention specifically conbraced and fastened to the framing or frametemplates an improved and. practical conwork of the car-body base in a manner comstruction of side-stem-centering bracket, in mon to this form of construction to provide 75 2o combination with the parts related thereto. a strongly reinforced and trussed car-body With these and other objects in view7 capable of withstanding severe s ocks and which will readily appear to those skilled in strains without weakening or otherwise imthe art as the nature of the invention is betpairing the strength and stability of the carter understood, the same consists in the novel bodv 8o 2 5 construction, combination, and arrangement ln the car-body construction shown the of parts hereinafter more fully described, center stem or draw-bar ineinber 10 has asillustrated, and claimed. sociated with the rear end thereof the usual The essential features of the invention are draft-gear 11 and the front end of the said necessarily susceptible to sturctural change bar 10 pivotally supports thereon a horizon- 8 5 3o without departing from the spirit or scope tally-swinging coupling-head 12. This coupthereof; but a preferred embodiment of the ling-head 12 has a vertical pivot connection invention 'is shown in the accompanying 13 to the front end of the center stem 10, and

drawings, in whichto diametrically opposite sides of the coup- Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of the ling-head 12,as at 14,arc pivotally connected 9o 3 5 frame or framework of a car-body base, the front ends of the side centering-stems 15,

showing the relative arrangements of the the functions of which will be presently rearts contemplated by the present invention. ferred to in connection with the novel means Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view on the contemplated by the present invention for line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail cross-secsupportin and guiding said stems as a part 9 5 4o tional view on the line 3 of Fig. 1, showing of the dra t-gear construction,

more clearly the mounting and relative posi- Referring particularly to the mounting of tioning of one of the side-stem-centering the side centering-stems 15, the said stems, brackets. Figs. 4 and 5 are detail side and as usual, extend rearwardly from their pivend views, respectively, of one of the sideotal point of connection 14 with the couplingroo stem-centering brackets. head 12 to points in the horizontal plane of Like reference-numerals designate correi the main draft-gear 11. Each of the stems spondinglparts in the several figures of the 15 at opposite sides of the vertical plane of drawings. the draft-gear 11 for the center stein 1() `is as- The improvements contemplated by the sociated with a car-body detail, technically 105 5o present invention are specially applicable to known as a combined draftcasting an the modern type of steel-reinforced framing side-stem-centering bracket, but referred to for car-body bases, such as found in Pullman i herein as a side-stein-centering bracket.

and similar cars. So, for illustrative purl, The said stem-centering brackets are made in poses, there is shown in the drawings a carrights and lefts, so as to be mounted on the 1 [o body base embodying in its general organizacar-body base, respectively, at the right and tion a plurality of longitudinally arranged l left hand sides of the main draft gear or rigging for the center stem 10, and as both of the said brackets are of duplicate constructicln a description of one will suffice for the ot er.

herein-described improvements will be readily apparent to those familiar with the art without further description.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed, and desired to be secured by Letbrackets and ters Patent, is-

struct the side-stem-centerin of the center- 1. I

the abutment-lugs for one en ing-spring of separate pieces; but the present invention consolidates these elements in a single casting, besides providing a construction of bracket especially adapte for a baseframe having reinforce-g'rders or I-beams of the character indicated.

ach side-stem-centering bracket is designated in its entirety by the reference characr ter 26, and the same essentially consists of a one-piece casting aving a vertically-arranged body-plate 2 7, formed aving integral therewith a hanger-saddle embracing a girder of the frame, and a p rated abutment-lug for the stem and the spring thereof.

ing a socketed hanger-saddle fitting and se- I-girder, and a perforated abutment-lug for the stem and the spring thereof. In a car-body, the combination with the base-frame having I-girders, a center stem carrying the side centering-sterns connected with the couphanger-saddle 29, embodying a vertically-disposed web-attaching flange and a horizontal fastening-base 31, both said flange and base being provided with boltholes for the reception of suitable fasteningolts. In addition to the right-angularly-related elements 30 and 31 the hanger-saddle 29 includes a horizontal Harige receiving socket 32, which structure, including the elements 30 and 31, corresponds to the coniiguration of a bottom half portion of one of the reinforce-girders or I-beams 4. In this connection it will be observed by reference to Fig. 3 of the drawings that the saddle 29 fits over one side and the bottom of an the flange 30 being secured by bolts to the web of the beam or girder and the base 31 also by means of bolts to the base-flange of the beam or girder. In addition to the elements specified the bracket-casting 26 is prov1 e ling-head, o associated with each stem consisting of a single casting having 4a perforated abutmentlug for the stem and its spring, said casting being also provided with a web flange to be secured to the web of an I-girder and a horizontal fastening-base secured to the he same girder.

In a car-body, the combination with the base-frame having I-girders, the center` stem carrying the coupling head, and the side stems connected with said head, of a sidestem-centering bracket associated with each -stem and consistingfof tened to an I-girder, said de-opening 34, receiving a side centeringlfurther provided with a perforated abutmentstem 15. U on this side centering-stem l5 lu for the stem and its spring. is mounted t e side centering-spring 35, one In testimony whereof I ailiX my signature end of which bears a ainlst thehabutrnent-lu in presence of two witnesses.

3, so as to normal y ace t e said s rin under a tension for cenltering the coufiling BENJAMIN S BROWN head 12.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, use, and advantages of the l body-flange being Witnesses:

`JAMns MORGAN, FRED A. WHITTAKER. 

